Sanitary plumbing-fixture.



W. W. CALHOUN.

SANITARY PLUMBING FIXTURE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 6, 1914.

Patented June 30, 1911 Inventor W/Zalfmzzzz COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CWILLIAM CALHOUN, OF :NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

SANITARY lIiUMBING-EIXTURE.

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Specificat on o Letters Patent Datentcd June 30, 1914..

Application filedMarch 6,1914. Serial No. 822-,964.

To all 107mm itmay 0011000 21 Be it known that I, WVILLIAM WV. CAL-nonn, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, intheparish of'Oi leans and State ofLonisiana, have invented a new and usefulSanitary Plumbing-Fixture, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains generally to plumbing fixtures, andaims to provide a novel and improved clean-out fixture for sinks, andthe like. a

It is an object of the prcsentinvcntion to provide a unique dischargefixture for sinks, preferably culinary sinks, and the like, embodyingmeans for cleaning out the accumulated greasy or extraneous matter,which not infrequently causes annoyance and expense in the use of theordinary discharge traps or fixtures.

As a more specific object, the present invention comprehends theprovision of a discharge fixture of the nature indicated, embodying aremovable spoon 01' scoop assembled with the fixture in a novel manner,and so arranged as to cut or clear the congealed or accumulated matterfrom the discharge pipe of the fixture, by properly manipulatingthespoon or scoop. It is also within the scope of the present invention toprovide a fixture of the character indicated, which will becomparatively simple and inexpensive in construction, as well as beinconvenient, practical, serviceable and clhcient in its use.

Nith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter doscribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is an elevation of a sink,illustrating the improved fixture applied thereto, portions being shownin section. Fig. 2 is a fragmental front View of the sink, illustratingthe present fixture. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section, taken on theline 33 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, there has been delineated a sink 1, having the dischargetrap 2 attached to the bottom thereof, as usual, and arranged forconnection with the usual upright soil pipe 3.

In carrying out the present invention, the trap 2, which is providedwith the usual removable closureor plug 2 in its bottomvor bend, isturned to one side, and to the free end of the trap 2, Olqtllili) endwhich is not connected to the sink 1, is attached a T- coupling 4:. Thebranch or lateral arm of the T-coupling 4 is engaged in any suitable thecoupling 1, and is provided with an inv wardly projecting elongatedspoon or scoop 7 projecting therefrom. The spoon or scoop 7 is ofarcuate or semicircular cross section, and normally fits the top of thedischarge pipe 5 snugly as seen in Figs. 1 and 3. It will thus beobserved that the spoon or scoop 7 does not appreciably encumber the discharge pipe 5 of the coupling 4, in order that the water may readilypass from the sink 1 through the trap 2 and discharge pipe 5 to the soilpipe. The water or contents of the sink may thus readily pass throughthe fixture, without interference, and should the discharge pipe 5become clogged with congealed or accumulated extraneous matter, the samemay be rcadil y freed or cleaned, by unscrewing or removing the plug 0,which will cause the spoon or scoop to shear the congealed oraccumulated matter from the interior of the discharge pipe 5, and then,by bringing the spoon or scoop to the bottom of the pipe 5, andwithdrawing the same, the loosened matter may be withdrawn from the pipe5 and coupling 4. After the pipe 5 has been cleaned or cleared, thespoon or scoop may again be inserted into the pipe 5, so that the plugmay he rcengaged to the coupling 4', for closing the coupling, in whichevent, the fixture will again be in con dition for use. It is to benoted that the coupling 4 and pipe 5 being in alinement, and beingdisposed to one side of the body of the trap 2, Will permit ready accessto be had to the interior of the pipe 5, by removing the plug or closure6. The several advantages and attributes of the present fixture will beobvious from the foregoing, taken in connection With the drawing, itbeing noted that the objects aimed at have been carried outsatisfactorily.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is 1. Aplumbing fixture embodying a discharge pipe, a trap having one endconnected to the discharge pipe, a removable closure attached to one endof the said pipe and having an elongated scoop projecting into andfitting against one Wall of said pipe.

2. A plumbing fixture embodying a discharge pipe, a T-coupling havingone end engaged to one end of said pipe, and a 010- sure detachablyengaged to the other end of the said coupling, and having an elongatedscoop projecting into the said pipe and fitting one Wall thereof.

3. A plumbing fixture embodying a discharge pipe, a T-coupling havingone end engaged to one end of the said pipe, a trap having one endengaged to the branch of the said coupling, and a plug inserted into theother end of the coupling, the plug having an elongatedtran.sverselycurved scoop projecting through the coupling and pipe andnormally snugly fitting the top of the pipe.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn, I have hereto afliXedmy signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM W. CALHOUN.

lVitnesses:

JAs. G. SUARBRIoK, ANDREW HEW.

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